Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-28

GUS figures with puzzled air,
..Ycs. sir; YES replied Mr., itarFi=
son, silly. getting very red lac wouid
haze given months ptoiits if the
gir.s had been drcsse, =, the usual
'fr;pperies.
As might have been expeete !. the
party was the observed of all observ-
ers as they passed along. and one lii
tie street gamin called out ehthasi,
astically to another: Iii there. Jim
my! see them yer Kate Greenywayss'
and Mr.. Harrison felt rs II no was the
proprietor Of a circus. ami would glad
~ have left them To go alone. II he
could have done SO without acknowl-
edging himself ignominiously beaten.
In the car it was worse still; sly gig
giles and whispers greeted them on
every hand. though, Of course. their
acqaintanccs understood that there
was some joke about the matter; but
the girls were seemingly entirely I'M
conscious of the sensation they were
creating. and chatted and laughed I'M
der their mOnstrous head gear with all
their accustomed vivacity. keeping
close to their father the while. to check
any furtive attempt on his part to es-
cape to the smoking car.
In the grove, however. it was not SO
easy to keep him in surveillance, and
after dinner he took an umbrella and
moodily stalked off to the shade of a
giant oak and stretched himself upon
the grass for siesta. He had been
there but short time when a couple
of gentlemen strolled along that way,
and, seating themselves on the other
side of the tree. entered into cOnversa-
ton.
'By the way, Clifford, who are those
gawks over yonder, in the stupendous
millinery"
Mr.. Harrison turned cold with hor-
ror; the speaker was the returned Eu-
ropean, in whose honor Mrs. Lincoln 8
party was given, and whom he had
thought of in connection with pretty
Nell, who was still heart whole.
G1Hks' indeed!'
''Those," replied the gentlemen adj
dressed as Clifford. ''why they are the
daughters of Mr.. Harrison. the rich
merchant"
mot Chauncy Harrison's daught-
ers?" replied the first, in a voice of
amazement.
1.-THE same" replied the other. land.
as they are usually models of good
taste and neatness, l presume there is
some joke at the bottom of their alb
surd appearance to-day. I shrewdly
suspect their father has been giving
them curtain lecture on the follies of
fashion, and they are giving him an
ocular demonstration of his own
ideas"
1.-The dickens they arer' muttcred
the interested listener on the other side
Of the tree.
''But surely, he has no need to re-
strict them in any reasonable desires, :"
said the first voice.
"Oh, nor replied the other, ''but
they dc say he is stingy old bear in
his own family, and though the girls
appear neatly and tastcfully dressed in
public, my wife tells me that they are
obliged to turn and return and make
over as rigidly as if they were at the
very foot of the ladder, instead Of at
the top"
its shamer' broke out the young
err man, with warmth, "a man don't de-
serve family who will treat them in
that way"
That's true" replied the elder gem
tleman. and his tone had shade of
sadness in it, Il would give all I'm
worth, if l had those merry girls to
make sunshine in my quiet home." and
he sighed, rs he thought of a far-away
cemetery. where the hopes of Il lifetime
lay buried.
"Chauncy Harrison can not expect
to keep them very long for they are
too attractive to remain in the home
nest. and he can well afford to make
their lives happy and free from petty
cares while they do stay with him;
later years will bring sorrow and cares
quickly enough. and if my girls had
lived, should have wished them to go
on, from my home with only pleasant
memories of it," concluded the speak
er. with feeling.
land the wifeo' said the other. in
quiringly.
.One of the gentlest and wisest of
little women" was the reply, land it
is largely owing to her wisdom and
economy, that he is where he is to-
day."
"And presume he doles out every
dollar as if she was his paid servant. :"
replied the other, Indignantly.
For my part when get a wife
intend to put certain sum in the bank
to her credit, and give her the use of
ii unrcservedly; it must he so unutter-
ably CALLING to woman with any
spirit whateyer to be obliged to ask for
every dollar she uses"
"And especially, when she can JUST
lv feel that she has done her full share
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